Dolphins Earth-Bound, Brady Gets Blanked

Updated Oct. 6, 2013 9:19 p.m. ET

The Indianapolis Colts cemented their status as legitimate championship contenders on Sunday by beating the Seattle Seahawks, 34-28, in a wild game that sent Seattle to its first loss since Nov. 25 of last year. Delano Howell had the unlikely play of the game for the Colts—a 61-yard return of a blocked field goal for a touchdown. The Colts are now 4-1.

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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady
Associated Press

Elsewhere, the back-to-Earth Miami Dolphins lost their second straight game, falling 26-23 at home to the Baltimore Ravens and giving the defending Super Bowl champions new life. The Ravens' defense held Miami to just 22 rushing yards (16 if you don't count quarterback Ryan Tannehill's six) in improving to 3-2.

In Cincinnati, the 3-2 Bengals handed the New England Patriots their first loss of the season, 13-6, holding Tom Brady (above) and his young receiving corps to 197 yards through the air.

And in Green Bay, the Packers evened their record at 2-2 and extended their home winning streak over the Lions (3-2) to 23 games. Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford completed passes to eight different receivers, but it wasn't enough to make up for the absence of All-Pro receiver Calvin Johnson.

—Kevin Clark

Joeckel Done for Season

Jacksonville rookie offensive tackle Luke Joeckel will miss the rest of the season because of a broken right ankle.

Joeckel was injured in the first quarter of a 34-20 loss to the Rams on Sunday. He got his leg rolled up as he was blocking on a running play. Joeckel was selected by the Jaguars with the second pick in this year's draft.

—Associated Press

Donovon Ties MLS Record for Career Goals

Landon Donovan tied Jeff Cunningham's career goals record in Major League Soccer on Sunday with two first-half scores for the L.A. Galaxy.

Donovan scored twice in the first 41 minutes against Chivas USA, giving him 134 career MLS regular-season goals. He passed second-place Jaime Moreno (133) and pulled even with Cunningham, who played for five MLS teams in a 14-year career.

Midfielder Gyasi Zardes made a sharp run down the left side to put a pass on Donovan's foot in the 23rd minute. Donovan then used his speed in the 41st and put a beautiful chip shot over Chivas goalie Dan Kennedy.

Donovan, 31 has won three of his five MLS Cup titles with the Galaxy.

—Associated Press

Vettel Tightens Grip on Historic Fourth Title

Sebastian Vettel of the Red Bull racing team could clinch his fourth straight Formula One title as early as next week after his victory Sunday at the Korean Grand Prix. If the German wins next week in Japan and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso finishes no better than ninth, Vettel would become only the third man to take four successive championships, joining all-time greats Juan Manuel Fangio and Michael Schumacher.

"There's still a chance for Fernando, I think, so we have to stay on top of our game," said Vettel, who has taken the checkered flag in eight of 14 races this season. "The car is working... It's on the edge, to be honest, more so than you would probably think from the outside. But it's obviously nice when you get the results like Singapore or this weekend."

Vettel started on pole position and survived two stints behind the safety car to hold off the Lotus duo behind him. Kimi Raikkonen finished second ahead of his teammate, Romain Grosjean.

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